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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1955
Page
2
The junior class dedicates the final issue of The Round-Up to the senior class with thanks for their help and a big thank you to sponsor Mrs Schneider for her faithful support. farewell until next year.
Floy Bode and Elbert Feller will be at the school on May 19 to sell Harper Longhorn T-Shirts. Prices are 75 cents for small size and 90 cents for medium and large sizes.
A playful, rebellious spoof text titled The Round-Up mocks school discipline. It frames the class of 65 as seeking freedom from teachers and exams, describing their last year as a sentence and a pardon, with a call to have maximum fun and unity.
The Senior Class invites all to Baccalaureate and Commencement in the High School Auditorium on May 22 and 23 with speeches by the valedictorian and salutatorian, a class history, and diploma presentations by the School Board president. The Sophomore class met May 10 with sponsor Mr. Rogers. treasury is $37.84 and a picnic is planned for May 14 at R. K. Williams Ranch.
Frances Rischner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Felix Rischner, attended HHS twelve years. She served as pianist for FHA Club and girls chorus, was class secretary and favorite, named salutatorian, acted as Petey in senior class play, and earned a diploma in music last week. She lists blue as color, Bing Crosby as actor, and aims for a business executive path at Our Lady of the Lake.
The old senior class of 1955 plans a reunion on April 28 1989 in New Orleans Louisiana after 25 years apart. Attendees include Lydia Scarbrough and her husband with five red headed children. Several named individuals hold positions or have noted associations with companies or places.
A long section lists local figures linked to Harper and beyond, noting teaching posts, medical careers, entertainment roles, business ventures, and notable marriages. It names Frances Dittmar, Rubin Klein, Barbara Lennon, Carolyn Parker, and others, with marriages to figures such as Governor spouses and King Ranch ownership mentioned.
Two Harper High School seniors, Val Bierschwab and Frances Dittmar, attended the State FHA meeting in Galveston with their sponsor Miss Bettye Lou Middleton. The group traveled April 21 to 23 and served as voting delegates for their town.
Sgt Joseph Lange departed Sunday for a South Carolina assignment. Edwin Lange and family visited his mother Mrs Ernest Klein Sunday afternoon. Miss Cherrie Parker stayed several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Oren Parker while attending business college in San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Billy Brown and daughters of Alpine visited W A Brown and other relatives.
Mrs. Mattle Arnold spent the weekend with family in Menard and Fort McCavett. Ted A. Rogers of Uvalde visited relatives in Harper on Sunday and Monday.
Rev and Mrs E L Moore and daughters of Port Arthur visited the Carlos Parker home Sunday night and preached at the Pentecostal Church. Mr and Mrs Parker accompanied the Moores back to Port Arthur.
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